Note 81 — Chapter IV · THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE HEROIC POEMS.
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Cassiodorus (Var. VIII 9) states that the Gothic king Gensimundus, who according to Jordanes (cap. 48) reigned shortly after Eormenric's death, was widely celebrated in poetry (toto orbe cantabilis); but his name is preserved only in Gothic records.